Evolv Pontas Climbing Shoe

Awesome shoes, fit like a glove now that i broke them in. I blew out the toe pretty fast, I seem to have that problem with the evolves.

The Pontas - sticky and snug. Perfect shoe for nearly everything except running.

Fits right, little stretch with the synthetic uppers, sticky rubber, good mix of stiffness and flexibility, I got these to replace my La Sportiva Katana's and have not been disappointed. Love these for techy trad and steep sport. My only regret is the SUPER sticky rubber seems to wear out a little faster than some other shoes.

My first shoe was the defy, it was a decent shoe fit wise but I wore through the toes in under 2 months. The pontas was suggested to me as a step up and so far they have been great. They seem much more durable then the Defy and the fit is much more precise. The shoe does fit slightly tighter then the Defy, but that was expected. They do break in a little bit, at first they were almost painful but once they loosened up they became the absolute perfect fit. Love them, highly recommended. Oh and they smell just as bad as the Defy's did.

I love where the Kaos has come to be. The Pontas is the re-vamped Kaos with all the sensitivity and toughness Chris has helped it become. This shoe has evolved so to speak, into a wonderful all around high performance shoe. I have had many pairs of these bad boys and have sent my hardest boulder problems in these kicks. The heel fits like a glove. The rubber has always been sticky enough to perform bicycle moves on rooves as well as top out on sketchy slab. One of my favorite Evolv shoes for sure.

I got these shoes early last summer and have found them to be great at everything except for cracks. They climb cracks well enough, but the Velcro doesn't hold up super well when jamming. The rubber is really sticky and seems to be durable enough. Also, you can pay to have your shoes resoled by Evolv themselves (I did that at the end of last summer and it worked out well). In short, get these shoes if you do a lot of face climbing and want to be able to get out of your shoes quickly. If you climb cracks, you might want to look at some slippers or lace-ups.

Wicked shoe!! After using the pontas for a while I fell in love. The fit is amazing with no dead space. I wear a 9.5/10 street shoe and a 9.5 in these. They are tight, but not too tight. The toe rand is awesome, you can toe hook with ease.(it took a little bit of time to get use to it though) The traxx rubber is the best out there, very STICKY. They also have the right enough of stiffness in them, you can feel every hold, but your feet wont get tired. Remember these shoes dont stretch!